Hold'em table

As the button in a three-handed game, T3 offsuit is playable as a steal. A modest open puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the risk controlled.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open from the small blind, so folding is the highest-EV option.

64 offsuit is too weak to profitably defend against a 2.5bb button raise out of position. Its limited playability and poor equity realization favor folding.

Pocket queens are a premium hand on the button, so I open-raise to 3x the big blind to build the pot and take control preflop.

83 suited is too weak to defend against a 3bb button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more with poor playability out of position.

K6 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise, and the call closes the action at a favorable price.

K-high has little showdown value on this connected flop and no meaningful draw. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into a checked-back range with no strong equity.

I have an overpair on a dry-ish flop and the BB checked, so a half-pot value bet builds the pot and charges draws.

I have only king-high with no meaningful draw on a connected, two-diamond flop, and the sizeable bet is not worth calling.

With 4-2 offsuit on the button, the hand is too weak to profitably open or limp without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a low-equity hand.

K8 offsuit is a solid heads-up raising hand from the small blind. Raising to 250 applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

34 offsuit is too weak to continue against a small-blind raise after the button folded, so folding preserves chips.

J3 offsuit is a marginal but profitable button open in a three-handed game. Raising takes initiative and may win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

J5s is too weak to continue out of position against a button open with the big blind still to act, so folding avoids a dominated, speculative spot.

Nine-six offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a 2.5bb button raise out of position. Its poor playability and limited equity realization favor folding.

95o is too weak to open first-in from the button for a full big blind; folding preserves chips.

Completing costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot with just the big blind remaining. J4 offsuit is weak, but the favorable price supports a low-cost limp rather than building a pot out of position.

With a weak offsuit hand and no amount to call, checking takes the free flop without inflating the pot.

Top pair has showdown value, but the weak kicker favors keeping the pot small out of position. Checking also lets weaker hands bluff or make lighter calls on later streets.

I have no pair or immediate draw on this dry flop, so checking keeps the pot small with a weak hand.

Turning two pair gives us a strong value hand against weaker jacks, tens, and draws. Betting three-quarters pot builds value while charging the numerous straight and flush draws.

I have only 9-high with no meaningful one-card draw, so calling the turn bet is not justified.

Opening 74 suited from the button can profit from stealing the blinds and playing in position when called. A small raise keeps the investment modest with a speculative hand.

Calling with a small pair keeps the pot manageable and offers set-mining value at these stack depths. Folding would give up too much equity for the price.

J6 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button raise and a small-blind call, so folding is the highest-EV line.

With a small underpair on a somewhat connected flop, checking keeps the pot manageable and lets the preflop raiser act.

Seven-high has little immediate equity on this coordinated board, which connects reasonably well with the small blind's calling range. Checking preserves the chance to improve through backdoor draws without investing into a weak bluff.

With only a small underpair on a king-high board, betting is unlikely to get better hands to fold and risks building the pot against stronger pairs. I’ll take the free card and preserve showdown value.

With virtually no showdown value, a delayed bluff can fold out unpaired hands and some weak pairs. The king is favorable for my opening range, and this sizing applies pressure after two checks.

I have only a small underpair on a king-high board and no meaningful draw. Calling the turn bet would need too much equity against a range that can value-bet or bluff.